Energy Forms and Transformations Review

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What is potential energy (PE)?

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Energy that is stored.

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Where did the cue ball's kinetic energy go after it stopped?

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It went into the other balls.

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What is true during an energy transformation?

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The total amount of energy is conserved.

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What device converts electrical energy into thermal energy?

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A Hair Dryer.

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What type of energy is created by rubbing your hands together?

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Thermal energy.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Energy of an object in motion.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

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What is thermal energy?

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Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is an example of energy transformation?

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A toaster converting electrical energy into thermal energy.

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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